Child Safety Settings
The latest episode of BBC Click (9 October 2010) note this might be accessible only within the UK had a piece about child online safety, specifically looking at safety settings and dedicated child web browsers. The article ran in the video from 8min 45sec to 12min 30sec.
Areas covered included:
- Windows and Mac OS and browser settings
- Downloadable browsers
- Chrome browser extention
- Kid Safe by LinkExtend
- Kid-specific browsers
Of course there is the other argument that you should help your children to be careful, astute and discerning about their online activities without having to use these control mechanisms to keep them safe, which will be more beneficial to them in the longer term. However, this route might require greater initial supervision by parents of a child’s online activities.
I’d be interested to know your views, so please leave a comment.
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